GRE Word List
FESTER
to generate pus
The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |